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Mountain goat near Kew Bridge, Richmond upon Thames.

Through his characteristic use of metaphor, Banksy perches a goat precariously on a high elevation as rocks crumble at its feet. While it maintains its balance, the creature may represent the fragile state of U.K. society and criticism about scapegoating or blaming particular groups, especially in regard to race, during periods of unrest. Surveillance, a critical theme in Banksy’s work, appears here in the form of a CCTV camera that has been turned away from the street and trained on the goat.

Words: Colossal

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